Michael Awosemusi is a financial advisor at Empowerment Financial Advisors LLC in Irving, TX, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Edward Jones and Brandon K. Moore Financial, LLC. He serves on several nonprofit and civic boards in the Irving area, including the Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce and the Baylor Scott and White Irving Foundation. Empowerment Financial Advisors provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individual, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with modern portfolio theory, offering tailored investment strategies and ongoing supervision, including discretionary trading when authorized.

Anthony Noto is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. He is the sole advisor at Noto Financial Planning, an independent Dallas-based firm he has led since 2013. Noto Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a tailored, long-term buy-and-hold strategy focused on strategic asset allocation using ETFs and mutual funds, with a primarily non-discretionary implementation approach and specialized experience managing cross-border financial issues.

David Mathews is a financial advisor at QKM, L.L.C. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has operated his independent advisory firm since 2011. Outside of advisory activities, Mr. Mathews is a licensed real estate broker in Texas and owns a 49% interest in Bear Trap Partners, L.L.C., a real estate investment company. QKM, L.L.C. provides investment research and advisory reports to high-net-worth investors and pooled investment vehicles, focusing on fundamental, bottoms-up analysis of publicly available market data. The firm does not manage client portfolios or custody assets and uses a variety of fee arrangements, including performance-based fees with qualified clients.

Ronald Harrison is the principal of Planb Tax & Wealth Advisors LLC in Richardson, TX, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked in wealth advisory and tax preparation since 1994, including prior roles at Fox Wealth Advisors and his own CPA practice. He is also the sole proprietor of Ron E Harrison CPA, providing accounting and tax preparation services. Planb Tax & Wealth Advisors LLC offers tax-aware wealth planning and portfolio management for individuals, integrating tax planning into investment decisions. The firm serves a broad range of clients, including corporate and business clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and other financial entities, and conducts educational seminars and workshops as part of its services.

Hammad Moon is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Ihsan Wealth. He has varied professional experience, including roles at PepsiCo, Inc., Copart, and Magnus Investments. He is also involved with 64bits LLC, an ongoing business venture. Ihsan Wealth provides discretionary, automated portfolio management for individual investors, trusts, and IRAs through a digital platform. The firm’s portfolios adhere to Islamic investment principles using rules-based screens and consist of strategic asset-allocation models with ETFs, employing a long-term, programmatic approach.

Lawrence Deramus Jr. is the principal of DeRamus Wealth Management, LLC in Plano, TX, with 31 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including CETERA Advisor Networks LLC and Summit Financial Group. Outside of advising, he serves as an architectural committee member for the Preston Green Homeowners Association. DeRamus Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities by providing financial planning, estate-planning coordination, and pension consulting. The firm generally offers non-discretionary advice, directs assets to selected third-party managers, and employs a range of analytical methods and investment strategies.

Omar Mallick is a financial advisor at Holbrook Management, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Holbrook Management since 2009. Holbrook Management, LLC is an independent, Delaware-registered asset manager overseeing approximately $72.7 million for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, institutions, and a commingled private fund. The firm employs a value-oriented, event-driven multi-asset investment approach with concentrated portfolios and uses quantitative techniques for idea generation and risk monitoring.

Mengting Xia is the sole advisor at NorStar Financial of Plano, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and possessing seven years of industry experience. Xia has been with NorStar Financial since 2018 and was self-employed in the financial sector from 2010 to 2018. NorStar Financial of Plano is a fee-only investment adviser serving individual households and families with customized financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs a combination of modern portfolio theory, fundamental and top-down analysis, and strategic and tactical asset allocation, with regular portfolio reviews and client communications.

Gilles Hudelot is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Lafayette Financial Planning LLC since 2026. His prior roles include positions at Fruition Personal Finance, USI Consulting Group, USI Securities, and H.D. Vest Investment Services. Lafayette Financial Planning LLC offers wealth management, individual portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a blend of passive and active investment strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and provides a range of engagement billing options along with retirement plan management services.

Emory Hoover is the sole advisor at Hoover Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Flower Mound, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience, having founded the firm in 2015. Hoover Capital Management provides asset management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a Global Value Opportunities strategy that integrates quantitative screening with fundamental analysis and offers institutional portfolio management alongside typical individual and trust services.

Charles Manthey is a CFP® with 38 years of experience in financial services. He is the president and sole advisor of Bluechip Financial Planning, Inc., an independent firm based in Richardson, TX. Before founding Bluechip Financial Planning, he worked at Securities America, Inc. for 28 years. Manthey also serves as a voting board member of the Prairie Club. Bluechip Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering financial planning and asset management through both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and economic analyses along with outsourced platforms and model portfolios to manage client accounts.

Bob Knode is the President and Founder of Knode Wealth Management, bringing over two decades of comprehensive financial planning experience to clients throughout Texas and beyond. A 2004 graduate of Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Personal Financial Planning, Bob has built his practice on a foundation of technical expertise and Catholic values-based investing principles. As both a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) practitioner and an Enrolled Agent (EA), Bob offers a unique combination of investment management and tax planning expertise. His dual credentials allow him to create highly customized financial strategies while also providing advanced tax preparation services and representing clients directly with the IRS on tax matters. Bob specializes in serving executives, small business owners, retirees, and Catholic families who seek financial guidance aligned with their faith and values. His areas of expertise include: -Executive benefits planning and optimization -Comprehensive tax planning and preparation -Catholic values-based investment strategies -Retirement planning and wealth management -Small business financial planning

Vishnu Gupta is a financial advisor at NEK Financial Inc in Irving, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Netrin Investments, LP for 11 years before joining NEK Financial Inc in 2015. NEK Financial Inc provides discretionary investment management tailored to individuals, families, IRAs, corporate entities, and trusts. The firm utilizes an options-driven investment approach focused on time-positive, delta-neutral strategies and operates on a performance-fee basis with full trading authority over client accounts.

Douglas Jordan is a financial advisor with OPCREST Investment Management, LLC in Dallas, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Since 2011, he has been with OPCREST Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Jordan occasionally provides real estate consulting services and serves as an executor of estates. OPCREST Investment Management offers discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on option contract strategies and exchange-listed securities and indexes. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes derivatives, including various option spreads and covered options, with daily monitoring and technical analysis tied to the S&P 500 200-day moving average.

Scott Lanigan is a CFA® charterholder based in Dallas, TX, serving as the sole advisor at EID Capital since 2021. He has four years of industry experience and has also been involved with Merit Partners since 2016, where he performs due diligence and produces investment reports for a single-family office. Prior to EID Capital, he worked in financial coaching in Dallas. EID Capital is an independent investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of passive and active strategies across a broad range of asset classes, including traditional and alternative investments, with a focus on personalized investment policies and quarterly account monitoring.

Grafton Howland is the principal of Howland Advisory Corporation in Dallas, TX, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license and has been associated with G. Dulany Howland & Company since 1991. Howland is also licensed to sell insurance products. Howland Advisory Corporation is a privately owned investment adviser serving individuals, IRAs, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a blended active/passive, multi-manager investment approach and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and counseling services.

Michael Kremer is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Therawealth, LLC, having previously worked at firms including Eagle Strategies LLC/Nylife Securities LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and Fidelity Investments. Kremer is also a licensed insurance agent offering non-registered insurance products on a limited basis. Therawealth, LLC advises individual and high-net-worth clients with services including portfolio management, financial planning, and estate planning. The firm provides non-discretionary portfolio management based on a written Investment Policy Statement and employs various analytical methods, emphasizing a long-term trading orientation.

Bradford Valentine is the principal of Valentine Investments, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 25 years of industry experience. He has led Valentine Investments since 2010. Valentine Investments, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combined fundamental and technical analysis approach with an emphasis on asset allocation and risk-adjusted total return, tailoring portfolios to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon.

William Hubble is a Certified Financial Planner® with 25 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Sequoia Private Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Sequoia Private Wealth Management provides fee-based discretionary investment management and employee benefit plan advisory services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach is grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and utilizes a long-term, buy-and-hold asset allocation strategy primarily implemented with passively managed mutual funds and model portfolios aligned with clients’ written investment policy statements.

Melissa Summitt is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She has been the principal at Golconda Capital Management, LLC since 2005. Golconda Capital Management provides advisory services to a private pooled investment partnership and individual clients. The firm manages the pooled vehicle through a fundamentally driven, concentrated long/short equity strategy focused on small- and micro-cap stocks, while offering non-discretionary, advice-only services that emphasize diversified, low-cost index exposures for individual investors.